Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
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Rep. Larsen announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge is back
Annual Challenge open to all Middle and High School students who live or attend school in Second District EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) announced the launch of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). The annual competition, which runs through Monday, November 1, is
Today is opening day for “Lettuce Entertain Ewe” virtual County Fair
||| FROM JENNIFER ALLEN for SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR ||| San Juan County Virtual Fair “Lettuce Entertain Ewe” August 18-21 is uploaded and ready for you to view! What does this year provide? Exhibits, Demos, Vendors
After one-year hiatus, Library Fair is a definite success
||| FROM DAVE KOSIUR for FRIENDS OF THE ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Thank you, Orcas Island! Thanks to the community of Orcas Island, the annual Summer Library Fair (after one year’s hiatus) was a resounding
Letter to Editor | An open letter to editors of theOrcasonian and the Sounder
||| FROM LILI HEIN ||| If you have available staff, please send a reporter to attend the next Orcas Island School District Board at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 26. The main topic for the
On Orcas, back-to-school time coming up: Monday, 9/1
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| It is hard to believe that Orcas Island School District will begin welcoming students back to campus for the 2021-2022 academic year in a matter of weeks!
Join Susan Slapin for poetry reading on Library’s south lawn
Saturday, August 21, 2 p.m., Library's south lawn ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join Orcas Island resident Susan Slapin, artist, painter, and poet, for a poetry reading from her new book. Susan's work
Kruse Reviews | Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
||| BOOK REVIEW BY JENS KRUSE Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley, writers for many national magazines, open their book Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine with the following scene: On March 6,
Some tickets remain for last week of Chamber Music Festival
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival August 6 - August 21 Tickets available at www.oicmf.org/tickets and www.OrcasCenter.org There are still some tickets left for the remaining performances: August 17 and 18:
How do you say “food bank” in Spanish?
||| FROM RICK RHOADS for ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| Roxana Pardo Garcia says the first step in attracting food-insecure Latinx/Hispanic people to take advantage of the services of a food bank is to establish
Childhood immunization data are concerning for some ages
Vaccination rates among preteens fell in 2020 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health has updated the state’s childhood immunization rate data, which shows that many school-aged children
PNW author to speak about her award-winning book on Alzheimer’s
Rosalys Peel on August 19 at 6 p.m. at the library and by Zoom ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| Join Rosalys Peel, author and narrator of Mike & Me, in a discussion about
Library Board will meet on Tuesday
||| FROM PIERRETTE GUIMOND for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY DISTRICT ||| Board Meeting Agenda August 17, 2021 – 10:00 A.M. Zoom Meeting ID 944 9553 2066; Passcode 098621 Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/94495532066?pwd=aTJ5eENodUplVFZlR01DK2tSNy9BZz09 Welcome & Introductions Additions
Healing Arts Center welcomes new massage therapist/body worker
||| FROM HEALING ARTS CENTER ||| The Healing Arts Center is excited to announce the arrival of our newest member and massage therapist, Patrick Stockstill. Patrick and his family are recent arrivals on Orcas Island,
Orcas Library Bookmobile coming to Deer Harbor
Sunday, August 22 from 12-3pm ||| FROM CAROL DAPOGNY for ORCAS ISLAND LIBRARY ||| The library is coming to you! Stop by and browse new kid and adult books, games, DVDs, and magazines and then
Iceland has been a vaccination success. Why is it seeing a coronavirus surge?
What happened to Iceland? The island nation that has been praised for its coronavirus response and its world-leading vaccination rate is now seeing its highest levels of infection since the start of the pandemic. Just one month after
Lions Club makes donation to Sail Orcas
||| FROM STEVE SCHAEFER for SAIL ORCAS ||| Sail Orcas (sailorcas.org) is a local non-profit organization that promotes sailing and provides instruction for youth and adults. On Wednesday, August 11, Sail Orcas Director, Julia Soes,
